Prime Minister Narendra Modi dispensed with the Kannada translation of his Hindi speech midway through his address at an election rally at Yelachagare Bore in Nanjangud near here on Sunday, May 7.
A couple of minutes after starting his speech, which was translated from Hindi to Kannada by former BJP MLC G. Madhusudan, Mr. Modi said he was receiving a response to his speech and claimed that the people do not need a translation and Hindi will do.
“You are my masters. I will do as you say,” he said before seeking the permission of the audience to speak in Hindi.
“See this is the love of Kannadigas. Language is not becoming a barrier. I will not forget this love,” he said while claiming that he was also not a native Hindi speaker and he also makes mistakes while speaking in Hindi.
